In 2006, Robin Scott was selected as the Labor candidate for
Preston, a safe seat being vacated by sitting member
Michael Leighton. Scott has represented the seat since. Scott served as Victorian Labor's Shadow
Minister for Finance and WorkCover after their loss at the
2010 state election. On 4 December 2014 he was sworn in as
Minister for Finance and
Minister for Multicultural Affairs in the first
Andrews Ministry. Following the
2018 state election, Scott became
Assistant Treasurer and
Minister for Veterans in the second Andrews Ministry. He resigned from his ministerial positions on 15 June 2020 following a hearing before the
Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) into political expenses and branch stacking. In May 2022, Scott lost preselection for the
2022 state election and retired at the election. ==References==